Battle Plan: Submission - God's Standard

In the world of preaching, this weeks passage is theological gold! It is a deep vein of truth that was spot on 2000 years ago, and is so amazingly relevant today. We live in a world of ever-increasing conflict and cyber courage has only made it worse. There are times that we have been wronged that cause us to cry out for justice, but honestly most of what I see is conflict generated by selfishness; someone not getting what they wanted. Everywhere I go people are angry and they are trying to solve it by yelling at people. How's that working out for us? I was so naive when I first got into ministry, I thought that marriage counseling was just a matter of helping people understand what is at stake and helping them unite to face the world together. Surely reasonable people, who at one time claimed "Love" as the reason for their marriage, would easily capitulate to reason. Some of you are laughing right now! Seriously I discovered that marriage counseling is like a UFC octagon and that people are looking for a referee. Honestly, I was shocked at how deeply we could hurt other people. I've never been a big fan of the word "compromise", as it feels like everyone loses. It's like irrational optimism. I prefer "unified tension", which identifies the goal for the greater good of all and then moves towards it sacrificially. Georgianna has proven what we can accomplish when we are clear about the destination. Under the command of Jesus, everyone sets down their agendas and pulls together to achieve feeding hungry kids, loving orphans, building churches, and many other ways to serve. Sunday our passage will demonstrate the 4 C's of Conflict: the Condition, the Cause, the Cure, and the Cautions. Join us Sunday as again James speaks right to us today!